Raksha Bandhan 2022: Will banks be open in your city on Rakhi? Check state-wise list here
Raksha Bandhan 2022: There has been confusion about the date of Raksha Bandhan. While several states are celebrating it on August 11, Thursday, the festival will be observed in some on Friday. Therefore, government and private institutions including banks, barring those involved in emergency services, will be closed to the public. However, not all cities and states have common holidays.
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Raksha Bandhan 2022: States where banks will remain closed on August 11
- Gujarat
- Madhya Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Rajasthan
- Himachal Pradesh.
Raksha Bandhan 2022: States/cities where banks will remain closed on August 12
- Agartala
- Ahmedabad
- Aizawl
- Belapur
- Bengaluru
- Bhopal
- Bhubaneswar
- Chandigarh
- Chennai
- Dehradun
- Gangtok
- Guwahati
- Hyderabad
- Imphal
- Jaipur
- Jammu
- Kochi
- Kolkata
- Maharashtra
- Mumbai
- Nagpur
- New Delhi
- Panaji
- Patna
- Raipur
- Ranchi
- Shillong
- Shimla
- Srinagar
- Thiruvananthapuram
- UP
Long weekend Ahead
Banks will also remain shut on August 13 since it’s the second Saturday. Further, banks across the nation will be closed for Independence Day on August 15 (Monday). In Maharashtra, banks will also be closed for four days starting on August 13 (Second Saturday ) and ending on August 16 (Parsi New Year).
RBI Bank Holiday 2022
The RBI has already issued a schedule of bank holidays for August 2022. Each year, the RBI categories bank holidays into three categories: Negotiable Instruments Act Holiday, Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.
